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Aerosmith

I'm Down

(Lennon, McCartney)

2:20
You tellin' lies thinkin' I can't see
You can't cry 'cos you're laughin' at me

I'm down (I'm really down)
I'm down (down on the ground)
I'm down (I'm really down)

How can you laugh when you know I'm down
How can you laugh when you know I'm down

Man buys ring woman throws it away
Same damn thing happens every day

I'm down (I'm really down)
I'm down (down on the ground)
I'm down (I'm really down)

How can you laugh when you know I'm down
How can you laugh when you know I'm down, wow!

We all alone and there's nobody else
You still moan: "Keep your hands to yourself"

I'm down (I'm really down)
I'm down (down on the ground)
I'm down (I'm really down)

How can you laugh when you know I'm down
How can you laugh when you know I'm down, wow!

Well, don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Don't you know that I'm down (Down on the ground)
Don't you know I'm down, down, down, down, down, down, down

Don't you know I'm down (I'm really down)
Don't you know I'm down (I'm really down)
Don't you know that I'm down (I'm really down)
Don't you know I'm down, down (Down on the ground)
Don't you know I'm down, down down down down down ow down!



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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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I'm Down(Lennon/McCartney)

As performed by Aerosmith on "Permanent Vacation"

It sounds like one guitar plays straight barre chords
and the other plays them in this fashion:
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D--------------------------5--7--5--7--5-|
A--5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7--3--3--3--3--3-|
E--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------| etc...

E--3----------|
B--3----------|
G--4---5---7--|
D--5---5---7--|
A--5---3---5--|
E--3----------|
G C5 D5

G
You tellin lies thinking I can't see

You can't cry 'cos you're laughing at me
C5
I'm down(I'm really down)
G5
I'm down(down on the ground)
C5
I'm down(I'm really down)
C5 / / G5
How can you laugh when you know I'm down

How can you laugh when you know I'm down

solo-
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D--------3-----------------------3----3--|
A----3\5---5---1-1---1-3-----3\5---5-----|
E--3---------------3-------3-------------|

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---------------------3----3-5b-5-5rp3-3-|
D-5b--5-5rp3-3----3h5---5----------------|
A--------------3-------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
[alternate bends from full to half]
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G------3-----5b-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b-5r-3|
D-5--5---5-------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
else
E--------------------------|-------------|
B--------------------------|-------------|
G--------------------------|-------------|
D-5--------------3---------|-----------5-|
A-------1-3--3\5---5-3-1---|-----------5-|
E-----3------------------3-|-----1b-r--3-|

The chord progression for the next verse is the same as
above. During the piano solo the chord progression is
G-C-G-D-C-G(etc...)

I transcribed this directly from the cd without using
the Beatles version as a reference. The Beatles version
sounds very similar, though, and there's a professional
transcription for it. If you want to check it out
it's included in "The Beatles Complete Scores" from Hal
Leonard(By the way, if you're a big Beatles fan like I
am, this book is a "must have" anyway). You can get it
from Music Dispatch(the number is in the "professional
transcription" section of this page) for about $60.

Transcribed by Bryson Meunier(meunier.1@osu.edu)

Symbols used in transcription:
\ = slide
b = bend
r = release
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
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